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Organizations usually choose to either create custom classes from their content (either in-house or on contract) or to purchase access to an online class from a vendor. In-house development of online classes generally follows two models. Classes can be designed "from scratch" using HTML and scripting languages, or through the use of course authoring tools. If an organization would like to include advanced features such as tracking and assessment with their online learning offerings, they will likely use learning management or course management software.

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Market Wire - North Carolina State University and IBM Help Bridge Digital Divide in North Carolina, and Beyond

May 7, 2007 -- North Carolina State University (NC State) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that the Virtual Computing Initiative (VCI) is making tools and resources ...

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Firehouse Magazine - Online learning the new generation: case study--Empire State College & NFA partnership.(HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE)

April 1, 2007 -- If you have spent any time around the fire service, you have heard how we resist change. It has to do with our traditions, the way we have always ...

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Black Collegian - Why Graduate School?

April 1, 2007 -- Thinking about graduate school? Not sure what to do next? Students graduating with a liberal arts degree are often faced with a major decision: Get a job or head for graduate school? In the communic

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Catalyst, The - COMMUNITY COLLEGES: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPER'S WORKFORCE PARTNER

April 1, 2007 -- The nation's 1,100-plus community colleges are well known to economic developers as partners already in place to meet their region's workforce needs. Yet even economic developers may be unaware of th

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Hearing Journal, The - Director of AG Bell leaves post.(OVER the WIRE)(Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)(K. Todd Houston)(Brief article)

April 1, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC -- K. Todd Houston, PhD, has stepped down as executive director and CEO of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell). The board of AG Bell m

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Business Wire - Cdigix Joins Forces with PALINET; Offers Library Consortium Premium Access to its C-Labs Educational Platform

March 29, 2007 -- SEATTLE -- Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital educational services to the college marketplace, announced that it has formed a relationship ...

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Business Wire - Park University Partners with Sprint and Rave Wireless to Power Mobile Services for 25,000 Learners across "One Campus

March 28, 2007 -- New Partnership Provides a Mobile Community That Enhances Academic Experience, Unites Students across a "Traditional" Campus, 43 Regional Campus Centers and Online Distance Learners PAR

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Business Wire - SYS Technologies Reports Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter and Six Months Results

February 12, 2007 -- --Quarterly Revenues Increase 54% to $19.2 Million Compared to Second Quarter 2006-- -- Six Months Revenues Increase 39% Compared to Fiscal 2006 -- ...

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Business Wire - Laureate Education, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Be Acquired by Its Founder/CEO and Investor Consortium for $60.50 Per Share in Cash

January 29, 2007 -- Transaction Valued at Approximately $3.8 Billion BALTIMORE -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR), the world's leading international provider of higher education, today announced that it has

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PC Magazine - University of Maryland, College Park

December 15, 2006 -- Information   Approximate age of computers in labs: Two to three years old Bandwidth restrictions: None Campus-specific social networking site: No

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